Jens Lapidus

Birth Name: Jens Jacob Lapidus

Place of Birth: Hägersten, Sweden

Date of Birth: 24 May, 1974

Ethnicity:
*75% Ashkenazi Jewish
*12.5% Swedish
*12.5% Norwegian

Jens Lapidus is a Swedish criminal defense lawyer, author, and model. He is particularly known for his book Easy Money.

His mother was a social worker.

Jens’ paternal grandfather was Sten David Allan Lapidus (the son of Jakob Leon Lapidus and Schifra Fegel/Fina Jacobowsky). Sten was born in Borås, Västra Götaland, Sweden, to a Jewish family. Jakob was born in Borås, the son of Berman/Berzik Lapidus, who was born in Wladislov, Poland or Marijampolė, Lithuania; and of Taube Hanne Schwartzman/Schwartsman, who was born in Neustadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Jens’ great-grandmother Schifra was born in Uddevalla, Goteborg and Bohus, Sweden, to parents from Poland, Abraham Jacobowsky and Gniesia Netzche.

Jens’ paternal grandmother was Hedvig Müller/Mueller (the daughter of Bentzel Leib/Levi Müller/Mueller and Bertha Olsckansky/Olschanski). Hedvig was born in Sala, Västmanland County, Sweden, to a Jewish family. Levi was born in Lithuania. Bertha was born in Oskarshamn, Kalmar County, Sweden, the daughter of Rafael Olschanski, who was from Poland, and Sara von Feitelberg, who was from Latvia.

Jens’ maternal grandfather was Nils Göran Jarrick (the son of Karl Emanuel Jansson and Jenny Johansson). Nils was born in Gävle, Gävleborg, Sweden. Karl was born in Karlshamn, Blekinge, the son of Sven Edvard Jonsson and Christina Maria Michelsson. Jenny was born in Borge, Norway, the daughter of Jens Johansén and Anna Maria Johannesdotter.

Jens’ maternal grandmother was Lea Lisa Rastenborsk/Rastenborskij (the daughter of Salomon Wolff Rastemborsk/Rastén/Rastenborsk/Rastenborskij and Jenta Elka Elkanowitz). Lea was born in Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, to Jewish Eastern European parents. Salomon was born in Bialystock, Poland, or in Russia, the son of Isaac/Hychock Rosten and Edel Marion Finkelstein. Elka was born in Robojak, Poland.

Sources: Genealogy of Jens Lapidus – https://www.geni.com

Death record of Jens’ maternal grandmother, Lea Lisa (Rastenborsk/Rastenborskij) Jarrick – https://www.findagrave.com